PBDEs and PCBs - Research, News, And Links
Other resources on toxics in our bodies and solutions to phase them out.
Recent news and studies on PCBs and PBDEs
Toxics: Mixed news on the body burden, 7/22/2005, US News & World Report
Toxin Traces Found in Umbilical Cord Blood, 7/18/2005, MedPage Today; see full study
A new record for PBDEs in people, 5/25/2005, Environmental Science & Technology online
Sick of Dust: Chemicals in Common Products, March 2005 study by the Safer Products Project (see summary and fact sheets here)
Concerns over PBDEs in the Canadian food supply, February 2005 study by the Globe and Mail and CTV
Flame retardant exposure linked to house dust, 1/5/2005, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in House Dust and Clothes Dryer Lint , 12/29/2004, Environmental Science & Technology
Flame retardants found in US food tests, 9/4/2004, MSNBC
Regional fact sheets and organizations on persistent toxics
British Columbia/Canada
Environment Canada's FAQs about PBDEs
Canadian government assesses environmental and health effects of flame retardants
Canadian Environmental Law Association
Children's Environmental Health Project
Montana
Women's Voices for the Earth, MT
Oregon
Washington
FAQs on PBDEs from the Washington Department of Ecology
FAQs on PBDEs from the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition
Info on products without PBDEs
Fact Sheet on Washington State Action Plan for PBDEs
National organizations and clearinghouses
Fact Sheet on EPA's New Use Rule on PBDEs
Safer Products Project, resource sheet on toxic flame retardants
Healthe House: Resource for environmental health risks affecting your children
Health Care Without Harm resource center
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